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trade secret

noun

  1. a secret process, technique, method, etc., used to advantage in a trade, business, profession, etc.


trade secret

noun

  1. a secret formula, technique, process, etc, known and used to advantage by only one manufacturer
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of trade secret1

First recorded in 1900–05
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Example Sentences

Instead, it’s a closely guarded trade secret locked up in a bank vault in San Diego.

Levandowski pled guilty to stealing trade secrets and was forced to declare bankruptcy after a court in San Francisco said he would have to pay $179 million to Google.

From Fortune

The company must protect its trade secrets and its supply chain from competitors and other outsiders who try to uncover company secrets.

The commission ruled in March that SKI, whose customers for EV batteries also include Hyundai-Kia and Mercedes-Benz, had stolen trade secrets for years from competitor LG Chem.

From Fortune

Such a law could be tailored to still protect trade secrets and proprietary corporate information.

From Fortune

The composition of this sauce is a trade secret, but a variety of similar sauces are found on the market.

Its composition is a trade secret, but its chief ingredient is rubber.

He merely kept his trade secret, because he had to keep his tricks secret, like any other conjurer.

This was a wonderful discovery, and was preserved as a trade secret for a long time.

But whether I practice Yoga, Dianetics, or write the lines on a sugarcoated pill and swallow it is my trade secret.

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